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De Palma, Brian

(Encyclopedia) De Palma, Brian, 1940–, American film director, b. Newark, N.J. Heavily influenced by Alfred Hitchcock, he is especially known for bloody, shocking, and suspenseful thrillers.…

Patrick O'Brian 2000 Deaths

Patrick O'BrianAge: 85 best-selling novelist whose 20 sea stories have been compared to the works of Melville, Trollope, and Austen. His books include Master and Commander, The Reverse of…

Brian D. KERNS, Congress, IN (1957)

KERNS Brian D. , a Representative from Indiana; born in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., May 22, 1957; B.S., Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Ind., 1991; M.P.A., Indiana State University…

Brian HIGGINS, Congress, NY (1959)

HIGGINS Brian , a Representative from New York; born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., October 6, 1959; B.A., Buffalo State College, Buffalo, N.Y., 1984; M.A., Buffalo State College, Buffalo, N.Y.,…

Brian BAIRD, Congress, WA (1956)

BAIRD Brian , a Representative from Washington; born in Chama, Rio Arriba County, N.Mex., March 7, 1956; B.S., University of Utah, Provo, Utah, 1977; M.S., University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo.,…

Josephson, Brian David

(Encyclopedia) Josephson, Brian David, 1940–, British physicist, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1964. After several postdoctoral appointments, he joined the faculty at Cambridge in 1974. Josephson was co-recipient…

Lefkowitz, Robert Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Lefkowitz, Robert Joseph, 1943–, American physician, b. New York City, M.D. Columbia, 1966. Since 1973 Lefkowitz has been a professor at Duke Univ.; he was appointed a Howard Hughes…

Cashel

(Encyclopedia) Cashel Cashel kăˈshəl [key] [Irish,=castle], town, Co. Tipperary, S central Republic of…

electronic music

(Encyclopedia) electronic music or electro-acoustic music, term for compositions that utilize the capacities of electronic media for creating and altering sounds. Initially, a distinction must be…

Morricone, Ennio

(Encyclopedia) Morricone, Ennio, 1928–2020, Italian composer. Most famous for his film scores for 1960s spaghetti westerns, he also composed for comedies, historical dramas, and thrillers. Combining…